No really, we actually eventually talk about Korn. It might take us a little while to get there but eventually, it happens. Trust me. Sophie took advantage of her slightly freed up schedule to be on the podcast it was great. And then we stop being friends.

When conspiracy theories and wrestling combine, you know that my darling co-host Walter J. Lyng won’t be far behind. Superstar Shayne Hawke and Jack “The Shark” Donavan are a pro-wrestler and pro-wrestling promoter who walk the labyrinth between conspiracy, discordianism, secret societies and pro-wrestling (to name a few of the darker corners of humanity that they frequent). There also the brains behind the wrestling phenomenon that has taken HEAVY MONTREAL by storm the past two years: HEAVY MANIA. Enjoy the show kids:

You can catch Superstar Shayne Hawke at IWS on Sept 20th and at BATTLEWAR Sept 14!
Keep up to date with Shayne on twitter: @superstarhawkeKeep an eye out for the buildup to the next #HEAVYMANIA event too.

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Aural Turpitude!

Heavy MTL 4 just wrapped up in Montreal, coincidentally. Walking around, it was pretty plain to see the metal heads that had spent all day outside in a field listening to the metal. The dusty black t-shirts, the freshly dyed fire-truck red hair, the black cargo shorts, and the thing I found the most hilarious, the cream-pale skin burnt pink by being out in the sun for the first time in years. Coppertone SPF 40 is not metal, I suppose.

That’s not to say that we don’t like metal. Keith, Sophie and Jon are all fans. I dabble, but I have my favorites in the genre. I have eclectic tastes, but a little early Metallica can get me through a long day.

Anyways, the metal-fest comic arc was my turn at writing, and I’m damned pleased at how it came together. Next week, I’ll put together a post on how my writing process works, complete with illustrations. Keith’ll be writing the next arc, so prepare to laugh inappropriately and feel bad for laughing. Jono’s also working hard at finishing up his scripts. I can’t think of another web comic that has a team of writers that rotates through them, like us. I mean, I knew we were awesome, but innovative on top of it? Damn son. Damn.

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Oh man, I am so sorry that this is getting posted this late in the day. So yeah, the crew is getting closer and closer to Heavy MTL but will the true spirit of metal see them through this trying ordeal?

There’s not a lot to say about this one, I mean, other than the fact that this is the second time that we’ve made Jon somewhat cross-dress. He’s not fully cross dressing here, but there is definitely something efeminate about dressing up like an 80s hair-metal rocker. Maybe it’s the eye shadow?

Holy crap you guys, 9to5 (dot cc) has been rolling lately, have you seen that there’s new Templars? Maybe you’ve noticed that we’re putting out nearly daily Fantasia podcasts? Or how about the epic Just for Laughs episodes of Go Plug Yourself (featuring Kenny Hotz and soon Mick Foley!)? We can’t help it guys, every time we step up to the plate we crank out home runs like it’s our goddamned duty.

Hey! I guess this is a special week for all you out there in 9to5 (dot cc) land, why? Well, this week you get to enjoy two comics! You get to enjoy the comic you see right up there and you also get to enjoy our fun little Fantasia promo strip that we whipped up since we’re covering the festival in great detail (in podcast form) for the next few weeks. Two strips for the price of one! That price? Cheap as free as always my friends (please buy our stuff, or buy stuff from our sponsors). That was shameless. Now I feel dirty.

Ok, so this is another little story arch about the 9to5 crew, this time it looks like we’re heading to Heavy MTL (although here we refer to it as “Metal Fest”, presumably so we don’t need to change the art around when we get all famous and start printing books of the strip). This was a series of comics written by the big man in the house: Scott. I think of it as a way for him to finally come to terms with the fact that he idolizes Fred Durst in a big, big way.

The coolest part about this strip? The perfect timing that we have. You see, the story will run for 4 weeks, putting Heavy MTL right in between the 3rd and the 4th strip. We didn’t even plan that, it just happened. Serendipitous bitches. Serendipitous.

Just in case you’re wondering about those lyrics in panel 3, it’s the non-chorus part of “Nookie” by Limp Bizkit. If you can’t recognize them then good for you, it means you haven’t soiled your ears by listening to too much Limp Bizkit.